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Well, for starters, the Lacewood 2.0 supply has no 2.5v filament supplies, the 6.3v winding is overkill for a couple of 6SN7s, and the B+ will be quite a bit lower than the Electra-Print supply. Other than that, no worries.

On the advice of someone I respect, I performed an experiment this morning. I tried out the KT-88 in this amplifier. It did have a nice sound. However, unfortunately I only have one working KT-88 currently in my possession. As such, I had to run the amp in monaural mode. But I was able to take some measurements on that channel. Here are the numbers:

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So if anyone has completed the Lacewood V2 and happens to have a set of KT-88s handy, could you give us your impressions?

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So if anyone has completed the Lacewood V2 and happens to have a set of KT-88s handy, could you give us your impressions?

Ah... No. DON'T DO THIS!

I just switched on the Lacewood V2.0 for a listen and evidently I smoked a cathode bias resistor. After doing some analysis I have concluded that this is a likely outcome for anyone trying the KT88 in this amplifier. And if you run it in Stereo mode, you'll over tax the power transformer as well.

So stick with the 6V6, 6L6, 6W6, & 6F6 for this amp. I hope I didn't lead anyone astray.

Finally my second Lacewood 2.0 is functionnal, the enclosure still need work but at least i can enjoy.I finally buy a pair of Tango H-5S for the high frequency in my active set-up. Sorry for the poor quality of the picture.

Well, for starters, the Lacewood 2.0 supply has no 2.5v filament supplies, the 6.3v winding is overkill for a couple of 6SN7s, and the B+ will be quite a bit lower than the Electra-Print supply. Other than that, no worries.

Don't see why it wouldn't work, perhaps with some small changes.The Electra Print circuit requires about 320V B+, change out the rectifier tube for a lower voltage drop type (5AR4, 83-V) & adjust the dropping resistor in the Lacewood supply, should get you close.The 45 filaments are powered by the 6.3V supply, rectified/filtered for the required 2.5V.

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